Tony N Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Hello, I’m hoping someone can help me out here as I can’t find anything on a certain CSM Billy Legge at the NA site. I have a photo of him wearing a soft trench cap with Grenadier Guards badge, a 5 buttoned tunic without pleats on the pockets and GG collar dogs. After doing a close up of his cap badge, it looks as though it isn’t a plain GG badge but, this could be just a reflection from somewhere. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Hello Not my cup of tea the grenadiers..but I cant see him on the medal index cards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen D Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Are you sure it was GG you saw? I thought they removed them before going overseas. Could he be Honourable Artillery Company who wore Grenade badge with HAC on it? If he is GG then SNCO's had Royal Cypher on their Grenade. Any chance you can post the photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 20 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 April , 2006 I couldn't find him either Ian. Owen, You may be right, I'm not too clever with cap badges. Here's a close up of his cap badge. Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 20 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 April , 2006 And from top to bottom. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom A McCluskey Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Tony, Fir tree shaped flames. Are you sure he isn't a Royal Fusilier? Tom McC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom A McCluskey Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Tony, Or Canadian Grenadier Guards? Tom McC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen D Posted 20 April , 2006 Share Posted 20 April , 2006 Very definately NOT Grenadier Guards or Canadian GG. I'd go with RF too Can we have close up of belt buckle? I don't believe it to be Great War either, surely post-war with collar dogs? He may only have been a Private in the War and CSM after so that's why there are no CSM W Legges on NA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Here's his buckle. The buttons look like they have the same pattern as on the RF badge. The best I could find on the NA was acting Sergeant Lamber H Legge. If the photo is post war, shouldn't he at least be wearing the 14/15 Star ribbon or oversea stripes? Assuming someone of that rank served from the beginning. Could he be in the London Regt. RF? Just found this person: William P Legge London Regiment 2900 Private Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Labour Corps 207352 Company Serjeant Major Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 Looks like I've found him, what do you think? LEGGE, WILLIAM PAUL Initials: W P Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Company Quartermaster Serjeant Regiment: Royal Fusiliers Unit Text: 2nd/3rd Bn. Secondary Unit Text: transf. London Area Employment Coy. Age: 29 Date of Death: 15/03/1921 Service No: 800216 Additional information: Son of Arthur Paul and Clare Legge; husband of Rose F. A. M. Legge, of 118, Antill Rd., South Tottenham. Born at Tottenham. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: Gen. 7394 (Screen Wall). Cemetery: TOTTENHAM CEMETERY Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 hello well done - seems to fit the criteria Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Bagshaw Posted 21 April , 2006 Share Posted 21 April , 2006 He was wounded in the war at some stage. There is a wound stripe on his left arm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 21 April , 2006 Author Share Posted 21 April , 2006 It gets interesting: Taken from the 1901 census: Father was Arthur Paul Legge, a German subject born in Westfalen, 1862 Mother was Clara Legge, a German subject born in Mecklenburg, 1864 Billy had two brothers William (2 Billy Legges in the same family ) and Albert and a sister Louise. I haven't checked who his brothers sided for but I wonder ........ Billy is down as Paul Legge on the 1901 census and William Paul Legge on his birth certificate. The family already lived in Tottenham in 1901 and Billy was born in Edmonton. I think I may have found a very interesting soldier, does anyone want to donate his medals to me? Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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